Events tagged with "city centre"
Birmingham localities and the gay population
Gays are everywhere. There is no doubt that, representing 6% of the population, at 2008 levels, some 60,000 gay people live within the Birmingham City Council boundaries alone. But there is evidence that, once lesbians and gay men can exert some elem...
City Centre
There has always been a large residential population in central Birmingham with several large post war housing estates, such as Lee Bank and Ladywood proving popular choices for gay people over the years due to their convenient location for accessing...
Memories tagged with "city centre"
Impressions of the Scene 1986
Mike discussed his impressions of the differences between Manchester and Birmingham in terms of the things he would value. "Well both of the cities have changed an awful lot in the time since 1990, that's for sure but I think that Birmingham's change...
Living in Fairy Towers
"I live in Cleveland Tower - 'Fairy Towers' - they have a gay identity due to where they're located. Gay people find City Centre life very accessible. When I moved from London, I wanted to live here in one of these Towers, I knew about them and knew ...